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It’s time for your Orlando theme parks Halloween 2023 guide
The witching hour is upon us. Halloween celebrations begin in Orlando’s theme parks Thursday with the new Taste of Terror event at Universal Studios and on Friday for the first Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party at Magic Kingdom, like it or not. Calm down, villagers. Pouring pumpkin spice into the streets can’t stop it.
There will be oh-so-scary options, too, with more attractions piling on as we approach actual autumn. But for now, here’s a roundup of what we know, what to expect, what’s new and what the fear factors may be at each event, presented in order of appearance.
Taste of Terror, Universal Studios
• What’s new: This is an all-new event spotlighting foods to be served at Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights.
• What’s there: Select HHN menu items will be available, Universal says, although it was not specific when the event was announced. On the general Horror Nights menu are “Bloody Campground Poutine” and sour apple pie funnel fries.
• Fear factor: Expect it to be … atmospheric. The event is inside Soundstage No. 33, just beyond the far-end loop of Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit roller coaster.
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